California Bar, as many have said (have heard NY can also be tough?). The SQE in England is also proving to not be very easy, though some providers + the SRA haven't exactly covered themselves in glory over its administration in recent months, in addition to which, it is a relatively new exam, so it'll be one to watch carefully.

I am sure a lot of incoming A0s, like me, wonder if after 12 hours of working everyday, sacrificing weekends, will there be some days where things are a little easier? Some weekends that are off? A doctor's appointment or a day off once in 3-4 months? A couple of days off once a year for some important family function or emergency?

I genuinely want to know if even this is too much to ask for in T1 firm.

No, the OP is correct. CLJ is the faculty journal of Cambridge and CLR is the undergraduate journal. The former is miles ahead in terms of reputation and quality, although it speaks well of the student that they have written at a level to find place in CLR, an excellent journal in its own right and level.

Simply by bringing some uniformity in your standards. There are even abusive comments which you have published in the past and then removed once pointed out. I am not sure how those slipped past anyone who reads a comment before publishing it. Maybe make a sticky thread with some ground rules and examples?

As an ex MV Kini associate, hope this gets published, let me tell you don’t fall for this firm the firm only has name because of the managing partner who is no more. MVK is loosing its old clients, I would have suggested if you are applying for cap markets or aviation practice but I was in the banking team. They hardly have any work to begin with hope this helps not to add the salary comes in late.

You certainly need to do a lot of work before you can even dream of a T1 place like GNLU:

1. Please learn how to spell "genuine" (and other English words) correctly. This error is certainly not your first. You can't be successful in any PhD or PhD admissions procedure if you can't spell, JFYI.

2. What kind of English is "preparing the exam"? Are you the one who plans to come up with the exam questions? Please learn how to construct English sentences and how to understand their meaning. And yes, if you do plan to be the paper author, there is likely to be a prerequisit: some years' post-PhD PQE.

3. Basic proofreading is missing here. Come on, FFS! What is "the contact the professor"? You lost me by that sentence, and unless you majorly pull up your socks, are likely to end up having that happen to you more often!

Legal "scholars" have no relevance in economic thesis, which is the realm of alleviation of poverty. Economics is a maths based science. Educate yourself on the numerous ways a government can lift the poor out of poverty, including building infrastructure, improving education and upskilling, rather than spewing some half baked pseudo intellectual garbage. You are out of your depth since little knowledge is dangerous.

If you are considering London training contracts at all, follow the below three people. Giving you these suggestions assuming you're not a troll, and won't embarrass yourself. Good thing is, you can't embarrass me, thankfully, even if you choose to do that to yourself.

Two of them are graduate recruitment folks at top firms, and one is still a law student at QM, who secured a TC at Latham. I know this third guy - have met him a couple of times. He is literally awesome. He is one of those student-turned-social-media-influencer types, but not the kind you usually find who talks bullshit, he's actually got substance - so even if you don't want the other two, follow him. Giving names and LinkedIn profiles below (Mods please don't redact).

1. Karen Manu - Reed Smith LLP: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenmanu/?originalSubdomain=uk

2. Sayed Aasim Qadri - Freshfields Brukhaus Deringer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayedqadri/

3. Aks Kurana - Future Trainee at Latham & Watkins LLP: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akskhurana/?originalSubdomain=uk

Hadn't noticed this till now. But a lot of the senior partners at AZB have a lot of listed specialisations; sometimes accross certain otherwise "non - intersecting" practice areas. Are these legit? Do these senior partners actually manage to do well accross practice areas

Absolute fuckall. I did not plan my initial internships well at all. I was desperate and not getting any internships in law firm so I opened up law bhoomi and applied for those online ones. It was mainly blog writing, case summaries and a ppt presentation. The next two were also kinda similar. I don't even mention them now in my CV. As for you, I'd say you could leverage some of the work you did in those internships (like the drafting, proofreading etc) and apply to a better place depending on your interest. Or since you're still entering your second year you have shit loads of time to explore and find your calling. Regarding work just make it clear to your internship mentor what you like doing more.. drafting or researching on propositions. Just be proactive and ask for work you have never done before which fascinates you.

Bro all good law schools (including NLS or NALSAR) will have their fair share of criticism. Haven't there been VC issues at NLS? Haven't there been faculty issues at NLS? Haven't NLS students been victims of countless wrongs and even crimes? Would you drop NLS just because of blind comments of LI? If fancy degrees and exposure of faculty would have been the benchmark Jindal would have been the top law school of the last 10 or 15 years and not NLS/NALSAR/NUJS/NLUJ/GNLU/NLUD etc.

I repeat again it is the STUDENT QUALITY that makes a law school. The beauty of law is that you can pick up a top tier book of a subject and learn to master it yourself, unlike say a tough medical school subject which would probably need a great faculty troubleshooter. I am not saying this to undermine the need of good faculties at law school. And honestly even at its worst, NLS and NALSAR have better faculties than probably all of the traditional law schools. I am just saying as long as good quality students are there, the faculty issues can always be offset by hard work, peer learning, internship opportunities, good placement cells and alum exposure. Thankfully, you will get the best of the aforementioned factors at NALSAR.

I work in a small Mumbai based corp firm. One of my seniors is on permanent wfh since she didn't want to relocate to a big city after her marriage. she is a top ranker from one of the t-1 NLUs and has worked in many T-1 firms before joining us. the managing partner sometimes mentions how she lucked out with hiring this particular senior since she is working at way less than what she could've made elsewhere. So, it's a great retention strategy for smaller firms!

It's truth, this comment is. I once made a similar comment attempting to impose a reality check surrounding the Oxford BCL, and these good-for-nothing moral police who are guardians of this platform marked that as trollish as well. As another comment on this thread has said, OP should just put their head down, actually put in some work in life and stop bitching about people. You guys treat your own LLM students like this, just deal with it. Also, I have lived in multiple western countries, and can tell you that your typical person there has a lot more work in life than to be snobbish and high-nosed. Does that mean there are no snobbish and high-nosed people in western countries? Obviously not! But the way OP is talking about this stuff gives a very incomplete picture. And frankly, if this is the way you write and you are really from NLS (and not just a random troll who actually hasn't gone to either NLS or HLS), then, with regards to the HLS JD cohort's snobbishness, I'd tell them, 'bring it on, these ***'s deserve it'. Why? Because all you, OP who started this thread, have is privilege, (a lot of) daddy's money, no sense of where having a smart mouth is appropriate and where it isn't, an unbelievably inflated ego (much like the people you criticize) and a gigantic victimhood mentality. DW OP, when you find your footing, you'll fit right into the ranks of the western hard left.

PS: To the guy who made the (not) trollish comment to which I have replied, continue speaking the truth, you will be rewarded some day for your efforts.

Can someone please elaborate on the selection procedure for these PSU's which recruit on the basis of CLAT pg marks. What rank does a general candidate needs to secure in order to get an interview call? Do they give preference to those with work ex? And also if somone has a few gap years after graduation does it adversely impact chances of selection or not. TIA.